A comprehensive look at the U.S. Space Force, including people, equipment, budget, weapons systems, history, and more.
Space Force
A non-exhaustive list of acronyms and abbreviations found in the 2022 Almanac.
Cyber standards set for commercial vendors; What if GPS goes dark?: Senators vie for New Space National Guard; USSF plans to add three new intelligence squadrons; MDA wants its own satellites.
New USAF Brown and Blue Books; Refusing COVID vaccine leads to general discharges; 10-year low in E-7 promotions; Space Force eases uniform policies; AMC endurance record set.
Personnel by the numbers: Total Force; end strength and manpower trends; breakdowns by gender, rank, region, command, base, Air Force Specialty Codes, sex, ethnicity, race, marital status, and education.
A guide to Active duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard installations worldwide; locator maps for U.S. and overseas installations and operating bases.
Ribbons in order of precedence; devices; specialty berets.
A collection of quotes on air power, space power, and national security issues.
Military basic pay; housing allowance; hazardous duty pay; federal civilian pay, incentive pay, housing allowances, and SES pay.
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Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.
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